What Did the Russians Know and When Did They Know It?

President Obama’s cryptic call to Prime Minister Putin leads one to wonder whether Russian intelligence had knowledge of some of Tamerlan’s associates here in the U.S., thus giving the FBI some place to start looking for him. It is understandable that the administration wouldn’t give us details regarding what the Russians told us in connection with the Tsarnaevs. They don’t want to expose Russian methods and practices which would give Moscow’s enemies valuable information about what the Russian government knows about them.

But clearly the Russians know more than we have been led to believe and not sharing information about Tamerlan Tsarnaev made the FBI’s job far more difficult. It is wrong to say that if Russia had been more forthcoming about Tamerlan’s trip, the attack could have been prevented. That’s impossible to say.

But Moscow’s reluctance to clue the U.S. in on Tamerlan’s radicalization — if, as seems likely, they knew about it — made the bombers’ job easier and the FBI’s harder.

However, NBC has since scrubbed this information from most copies of the original article. Who know why?

But your presumption that this administration is telling the truth about what Russia did or did not do and isn't instead covering its own a$$ and furthering its ideological agenda is hilarious in the extreme.

According to Tamerlan's wife's friends (girl friends of the wife -- they did not like Tamerlan, believing him to be an angry, controlling and manipulative fellow) -- they say Tamerlan was radicalized in 2008-2009. Also, the aunt who invokes the conspiracy theories claims that Tamerlan did not go to Russia to visit his father, (as an uncle claimed) but to get to know his own people, the Chechens. (Also, according to the aunt, Tamerlan's father did not arrive in Russia until May.)

If they didnt care when Clinton went to Moscow at the height of the Cold War, whats a chechen muslim going to a war-torn part of Russia mean?

Union Bums, with guns, padding Overtime for their pension assessments. They missed Major Hasan, Underwear boy, and the entire Magnificent 19.The only ones they "catch" are the ones they themselves egg-on and then entrap. Its the GOVERNMENT, you expect it FUNCTION?

However, NBC has since scrubbed this information from most copies of the original article. Who know why?

But your presumption that this administration is telling the truth about what Russia did or did not do and isn't instead covering its own a$$ and furthering its ideological agenda is hilarious in the extreme.

Tsarnaev brothers is one of the most vivid examples of radical Islam deadly suicidal force. Two young men with great future ahead of them killed and destroyed numerous lives in the country that accepted them and gave them a chance. They also destroyed themselves and those who loved them.

Could it be that the Russians mirror image and couldn't believe that the US internal security service is Fumbling, Bumbling and Incompetent when it comes to tracking terrorist threats and felt that J. Edgar's boy didn't need their help?

Many of the so-called “analysts” who chattered on the cable networks suggested that Tamerlan was “radicalized” during his trip to Chechnya. I humbly suggest that you don’t plan and take a SIX-MONTH trip ANYWHERE as simply a “Hi Pop, How’s Mom?” drop-in. Who shuts down their life for half a year unless they have a strong, specific purpose behind it? To the question “Where were they radicalized?” should be preceded by the question “Why the hell did the elder Tsarnaev brother step on that plane in the first place?”

"North Caucasus rebels deny link to Boston attack"By Dmitry Zaks (AFP) – noon EDT April 21, 2013 MOSCOW, Russia — A prominent rebel group from Russia's North Caucasus on Sunday denied any link to the deadly Boston Marathon bombings that have been blamed on two ethnic-Chechen suspects.

"The command of the Vilayat Dagestan mujahedeen... declares that the Caucasus fighters are not waging any military activities against the United States of America," said a statement posted on the rebels' Kavkazcenter.com and Vdagestan.info websites.

"We are only fighting Russia, which is not only responsible for the occupation of the Caucasus, but also for monstrous crimes against Muslims," the rebels said. ..."

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